Adding detail with edges

Once you start building a model, you work with the geometric shapes to get that…initial shape together, and then from there you add details, and one of the best…way to details is with working with edges.…In this case, I've got the model of our fire extinguisher loaded up--…this is Version 4, part of the exercise files--…and we're going to do two things.…First we're going to copy this handle so we have a top handle to the clasp.…This bottom one is more of grip and then the top one will actually be one…that you would squeeze.…So I'm going to press Ctrl+Spacebar and get down to a front view, and we're…going to make sure that we select the base handle. And what we're going to do is…mirror this. And the way we're going to do this--…let's go back to Basic tab--and with mirror what you want to do is choose your…model and we're going to flip it over on the Y axis, which is exactly how it's designed.…

So you can press Shift+V, which is the Mirror tool.…It's also under the Duplicate tab, if you want.…And when you do that you'll get the Mirror generator that pops up. It can…

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9/16/2011

In this course, author Dan Ablan walks through the process of understanding the MODO workflow while learning to create 3D models and animations. The course teaches fundamental tasks, such as modeling polygons and applying materials with the Shader Tree, while exploring scene building in depth through advanced lighting, camera, and animation techniques. The course also covers MODO's schematic tools and shows how to render animations for various playback media.